Maria Butina to host Russian state-funded TV show
Russian gun-rights enthusiast Maria Butina, recently released from a US prison, will become the host of an online video program, Russia's state owned network RT announced Tuesday.
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Facebook's plans to label state media are complicated, delayed
Social media companies are feeling their way in the dark, and sometimes fumbling their way through new efforts to fight misinformation on their platforms as they roll out rules that are meant to increase transparency.
Trump threatens to pull California's highway funds over air quality
The Environmental Protection Agency is threatening to withhold federal highway funds from California in the latest skirmish between the Trump administration and the Golden State.
Calif. to provide tuition-free community college
California will provide free tuition for two years of community college to first-time, full-time California students.
Study: State Department hiring freeze undermined safety, gutted morale
The State Department's 16-month-long hiring freeze had broad and negative impacts on the agency, including its ability to ensure the safety and wellbeing of personnel domestically and abroad, according to a report from the department's watchdog.
Group launches recall campaign against Alaska's governor
Alaska's months of budgeting strife has culminated in efforts to recall Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy.
ACLU sues Alaska governor over court budget cuts
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy for retaliating against the state's courts for ruling in favor of abortion rights.
US recession's effects still felt 10 years later
As the United States nears its longest economic expansion on record, it's tempting to proclaim that all the problems brought about by the Great Recession have been fixed.
South Carolina foster care providers can reject based on religion
Federally funded child welfare agencies in South Carolina can refuse to perform services that conflict with their religious beliefs, the US Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday.
GOP lawmakers want to spend state funds on Trump's wall
A Republican Montana state senator and Republican delegates from West Virginia plan to introduce measures to allocate state funds to help build President Donald Trump's proposed wall along the southern US border.
Oklahoma teachers will fight 'until hell freezes over' if needed
This is a battle that could shutter some classrooms indefinitely.
How the federal tax overhaul could reshape state budgets
Congress may have finished its tax overhaul last year, but for state governments, the scramble has just begun.
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